The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-26
! o'aI Department.


gauizes this evening at the home of the
Misses Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs James c. Davis and son,
OF North East, visiting Mrs. Davis
father, the Rev. c. f. Sheppard, of Della
ware City.
The father OF Rev. j. r. Milligan, pas
tor OF Ztoa and Rock Presbyterian churches,
died at his home in Plttsburg, Pa, on Sat
urdav last at an advanced age.
-Shertf Mackey is making arrangements
to remove trom the Jail next week, sheriff
elect johnson assuming the duties of the
position on Tuesday next.
Mrs. William Foster, residing in this
county near Lewisville, fell down stairs one
day last week and was quite severely hurt,
remaining insensible for some time.
Rev. s. \. Martin, professor of rhet
oric, of Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa,
will preach at the Etkton Presbyi yielian
chulcn ou Sunday morning and evening
next.
Hog cholera is prevailing considerably
IN the First district, aud a number OF per-
SONS have lost many of their swlue. The
farmers are killing hogs early in order not
to sustain less.
Revival services are still in prog ess at
the Elkton NJ. Z. Church. Nearly sixty
persons have protessed conversion at the
meetings, and foity-two upto last Sunday
had united with the church.
The November term of the Circuit
Count for Talbot county was to have been
called on Monday but owing to Judge
Wlckes being late, not arriving in EasGon
until noon on Monday, court was not called
until Tuesday.
Mr.. John Tucke. has entered the office
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Cecil county as assistant to the secretary and
treasurer, Mr.. Thomas Drennen. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tucker have engaged rooms with the
Misses Walmsley.
&C. b. Scott 4 Co., furniture dealers, 1922
and 1924 Market street, Philadelphia, will
have a great auction sale of fine furniture,
selling their entire stock. The sale com
mences on Tuesday, Nov. %, and continues
for days See advertisement in another
column.
DIR. S. E., Ford, of North East, sustained
considerable loss last week by the burning
of the stable on farm belonging to him
near Chestertown. The building was not
insured, and was valued at $1,000 A self
binding reaper and fifty tons of hay We're
consumed.
The Ladies' Mite Society, of Cecilton
charge, will hold an oyster supper in Ander-
sons hall, on the 30th of November and LIST
and I'd of December The proceeds to paper
and furnish the paror of NJ. E. parsonage
The friends are requested to lend all the as
sistancs they can.
The present board of County CommiS-
sioners meets on December 18th to finish
their business. The new board organizes
Decemoe 18th, when it is expected that a
clerk to the commissioners and county treas
urer will be appointed. There are many
candidates for both positions
The Loyal Temperance Legion, of Cherry
Hill, gave an entertainment in the NJ. E.
church, at that place, on Friday afternoon.
The exercises consisted of recitatious, dia-
logues, etc. and the young people reflected
credit on themselves and instructors as well
as netting a snug little amount
A change was made this week on the
mail route from North East to Calvert. The
arrangement is now as follows: Leave
North East daily, except Sundays at 1870
A. NJ, arrive at Calvert by 12.30 p. M,
leave Calvert daily except Sunday at A.
NJ, arrive at North East by s a. NJ.
Mrs Rorer, whose illness from a fever
prevented her this year from judging the
exhibits in the household department of the
Cecil county fair as in former years, has
recovered and taught large audience of
ladies in Philadelphia on Monday last how
to cook new Thanksgiving dinner.
On Thursday Thanksgiving day. the
weather al this place was murky, feggy
and threatening, disagreeabe day in every
sense, yet in New York only 1856 miles dis
tant the papers report that the day was
clear with tiuge of frost in the atmosphere.
This certainly shows the tickleuess of our
climate.
The many friends in this community OF
Mr.. Charles II. Smith, the well-known to-
bacconist and Democratic political worker
We're pleased this week to hear of his ap
pontment to the position of postal clerk
between New York and Washington AT a
salary of $500 year. Mr.. Smith assumed
the duties of mis- position yesterday.
Baltimore Division No II, Order Rail
way Telegraphers, gave their first hop OF tht
season in the concert hall of the ACADEMY
of Music, Baltimore, on Monday evening
from nine until three O'clock \ number
of operators from other places, includin!
eleven from Wilmington and Mr.. Charles J
Rudulph, Western Union operator at Uhi,
place, were present on invitation.
M. Melville Garnbrill, proprietor Of th
Melville cotton mills, i'll Wilmington, an(
leading membe of the firm now managing
the Elk Mills, near this towr, was married
to Miss Mary j. Todd, Of Wilmington, Del
aware, one evening of last week. The
ceremony took place at the residence OF the
brides mother by the Rev. f. +. White
The presents received bo,h numerou:
and handsome. Mr.. aud Mrs. Gambril
went Ou d Ioui W boSlOu anu UIHe
eastern points.
In our last Issue stated that Mt
Salem NJ f. Church, Wilmington, hat
asked the Rev. Walter + Avery to beeom
their pastor next year. At the fourth quar-
terly conference of that church held ol
Monday evening a letter was read from Mr.
Avery accepting the invitation. Durln,
the three years pastOrate at that place O
the Rev. Il. G.. Jon es the church debt ha
been decreased from over 81 0O0 to S35s
and arrangements have been made to wip
that debt off next moAth, so that the mex
pastor will take charge of the church fre
of debt.
The closing exercises of the Sunda
School meeting at OTIS Chapel, Chestnu
Hill, of which George A. Blake, ESD, i
SUPERINTENDENT We're held on Sunday after
noon last. The exercises included, praye
by DIR. j. H. Frazer, of the Cecil Ne,os, ad
dresses by Rev. George A. PAUL, of Della
ware City, and Rev. Mr. Knowles, of New
ark, solos by Miss Annie Miggett and Mr
Edwin V. Hinchltfe, and a quartette b.
Mrs George A. Blake, Miss Celeste Bower
Mr.. G. b. Finley and Edwin V. Hnchliffe
The service was largely attended, a numbe
of persons going from Elkton.